Attractions and Places To See around Neunele/Neoneli - Top 20

Very nice lakeside road, shame about the potholes in the asphalt

The Cooperativa Agricola Cantina del Mandrolisai, founded in 1950 in Sorgono, is located in the heart of Sardinia, in a hilly and granite area ideal for viticulture. The structure, built in local stone, still houses the original concrete tanks, where the renowned DOC Mandrolisai wines are produced, born from native vines such as Bovale Sardo, Cannonau and Monica. The winery offers tastings and guided tours by reservation, offering an authentic immersion in the landscape and wine culture of central Sardinia. The Sorgono area is also perfect for cycling tourism: immersed in woods, vineyards and old mule tracks, it is crossed by the suggestive historic Mandas–Sorgono railway, ideal for those looking for slow and panoramic routes. The Cooperativa Agricola Cantina del Mandrolisai is also the ideal place to recharge your e-Bike and earn DINAclub points. Find out how on https://dinaclub.repower.com/ To discover the territory, an itinerary ready to pedal: https://www.komoot.com/it-it/tour/2387789044?share_token=acwdjTFFnVuHPlosRLiBGGdrxGEJOZ065nwnyU35OSDcQVv9Rq&ref=wtd

It can be visited only during the dry season, during the rainy season the house is partially submerged almost to the roof. In 1997, with the inauguration of the new dam (Eleonora d'Arborea dam) and the further raising of the water level, the house of the foreman ends up underwater to keep company with the remains of zuri, the petrified forests, some nuraghe and other structures of anthropogenic origin. The house housed the foreman, the deputy head and their respective families, now it houses only ruins and vegetation.

***go down on foot, highlight not cycleable*** The point of interest can be easily reached by bike with the service road behind sa cantinedda, but obviously to go down to visit the house you have to park the bike and go down the steps at the side of the road.

The dam, whose construction ended in 1924, is located near Ula Tirso and was built to regulate the course of the Thyrsus river, allow the irrigation of the adjacent lands, and produce low cost energy (Ula was the first Sardinian municipality to have electricity). Wanted and designed by Eng. Angelo Omodeo, was built in five years under the direction of Eng. Giulio Dolcetta. At its inauguration, the Omodeo lake thus formed was (and remained for a long time) the largest artificial lake in Europe. , the pre-Nuragic settlement "Serra Linta" and the village of Zuri, which was rebuilt a short distance from the lake (but this time on a hill). The church of San Pietro, dating back to the 13th century, was completely dismantled from its position and rebuilt in its present position in Zuri.

Although the dam can be reached by bike from the service road near Sa Cantinedda, and you can cycle on it, this is still a section where you need to pay maximum attention.

VITTORIO EMANUELE III King of the victorious and renewed homeland, he inaugurated on April 28, 1924 the works of Tirso which, divined by the first architects of the Italian economy drawn by Angelo Omodeo, powerfully subsidized by the state; Giulio Dolcetta it fulfilled in the first five years of glorious peace under the presidency of Giovanni Cini, by mandate and with the means of the Italian Commercial Bank, and of the Italian Society for Southern Railways. ---- Collaborate to the general organization, Angelo Bruni and Antonio Pierazzuoli. The major work is the Santa Chiara di Ula dam designed by Luigi Kambo. He built, Felice Costamagna assisted by his brother Andrea, by Ottavio and Alfonso Gervaso, by Carlo Avanzini, Silvio Silva, Giovanni Brotzu, Stefano Meloni, Tullio Serra Emilio Elia and Tommaso Fiorelli. Leading the effort of 16,000 Italian workers. --- Andrea Pertoldeo, Engineer, fell in the long and bitter struggle against the unhealthy place and the resistance of nature. L.Costan [...], A. Carpanelli E. Gramsci, P. Prisco, G. Pace, E. Serra And the workers: G. Fundoni, A. Cancedda, D. Simula, E. Secchi, [...]. Crucas, C. Manai, G. Marras, A. Floris, G. Manca, B. Sotgiu, P. Oppo. [...]. Crispazio, I. Scoonamilla, P. Succu, A. Garau, G. Lai, A. Cossu, A. Follesa, A. Frau, F. Aresti, R. Carrucciu, V. Sedilesu, R. Canali, A. Brau, L. Moro, G. Cannas, G. Marcus, P. Tidu, R. Manca [...] G. Piras, A. Molli, E. Mantegano, R. Remano GOD THE FATHER WATCH AND FECOND

Segment of SP74 that runs along the central-southern part of Lake Omodeo up to the old dam. Paved road and passable by racing bike but with care as it is poorly maintained and with visible cracks along its entire route. Cars are rare, albeit present.